Chino Hills junior Elizjah Scott smiles at the crowd as he exits the court after beating Mater Dei in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Open Division at Ayala High School in Chino Hills on Friday.

With a lead of 49 points as the third quarter draws to a close, Chino Hills' Lonzo Ball launches an unsuccessful three-point-basket in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Open Division at Ayala High School in Chino Hills on Friday.

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Chino Hills' Lonzo Ball dunks in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Open Division at Ayala High School in Chino Hills on Friday.

Despite being a foot shorter than Mater Dei center MJ Cage, Chino Hills guard LaMelo Ball puts a teardrop floater over Cage's hands for two points in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Open Division at Ayala High School in Chino Hills on Friday.

Mater Dei senior guard Jonathan Pope exits the gym after losing to Chino Hills in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Open Division at Ayala High School in Chino Hills on Friday.

Chino Hills' Lonzo Ball is introduced before the semifinals of the CIF-SS Open Division at Ayala High School in Chino Hills on Friday.

Mater Dei coach Gary McKnight during a free throw late in the game in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Open Division at Ayala High School in Chino Hills on Friday.

Chino Hills' Lonzo Ball steals the ball from Mater Dei's Michael Wang, one of many turnovers for the Monarchs, in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Open Division at Ayala High School in Chino Hills on Friday.

Chino Hills' Lonzo Ball slams through an alley-oop from LaMelo Ball as Mater Dei's Harrison Butler is left watching in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Open Division at Ayala High School in Chino Hills on Friday.

Mater Dei senior guard Bailey Stout watches the final minutes of the game from the bench as his team loses to Chino Hills High School in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Open Division at Ayala High School in Chino Hills on Friday.

Mater Dei's Michael Wang is surrounded by Chino Hills' Elizjah Scott, left, and LiAngelo Ball in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Open Division at Ayala High School in Chino Hills on Friday.

Chino Hills fans sing Steam's "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" to the Mater Dei fans in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Open Division at Ayala High School in Chino Hills on Friday.

Lonzo Ball made a deep 3-pointer and his brother LaMelo Ball made a deeper 3-pointer in the first 23 seconds of the game.

Mater Dei was out of the game that fast as the Monarchs were shredded Friday in a 102-54 loss to Chino Hills in a CIF-SS Open Division semifinals playoff game at Ayala High’s packed gym.

Chino Hills (30-0) quickly lived up to its No. 1-in-the-nation ranking. The Huskies jumped to a 12-0 lead, had a 33-6 lead at the end of the first quarter and a 56-25 lead at halftime.

They scored in triple figures for the 16th time this season and for the fourth time in as many playoff games. Chino Hills will play Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth (26-3) in the championship game next Saturday at Honda Center. The specific time of that game and other CIF-SS basketball finals will be announced Monday.

The season is not over for the Monarchs (27-4). They will play in the CIF Southern California Regionals, the qualifying tournament for the CIF State championships, that begin March 9.

Mater Dei has played in many games in which there was a running clock; a running clock is in effect when the margin reaches 40 points in the fourth quarter as it was Friday at Ayala.

But never in Monarchs coach Gary McKnight’s 34 seasons has Mater Dei been on the bad side of a running clock.

It might be the most one-sided big game in Mater Dei history, perhaps the most one-sided since Mater Dei beat Nogales by 50 points in the CIF-SS Division 1A championship game in 1995.

“That one was a lot more fun,” McKnight said.

LiAngelo Ball, a 6-foot-6 junior committed to UCLA, led the Huskies with 34 points, including five 3-pointers. His brother Lonzo Ball, a senior who has signed with UCLA, scored 25 with eight assists and seven rebounds. The freshman Ball brother, LaMelo, scored 10 with six assists, including a couple of spectacular lobs to Lonzo and to junior Elizjah Scott, who scored 23 points.

Chino Hills made 9 of 28 3-point shots. The Huskies were 6 for 19 behind the arc in the first half.

Steve Fryer covers high school sports at the Orange County Register. He writes a weekly column on the county high school sports scene and also covers games and writes features. Steve also writes a weekly column that covers pro and college sports, and other topics. Steve does concert reviews for the Register, too, when time permits. Steve's first byline appeared in the Register in 1979. He was in the inaugural class inducted into the Santa Ana Unified School District Sports Hall of Fame. Steve also is in the Southern California Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame, and was the first journalist to receive the Contribution to Education award from the Orange County Department of Education. Steve was honored as Champion for Character by the CIF-Southern Section.

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